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Brain tumor - children
Alternative Names: Glioblastoma multiforme - children; Ependymoma - children; Glioma - children; Astrocytoma - children; Medulloblastoma - children; Neuroglioma - children; Oligodendroglioma - children; Meningioma - children; Cancer - brain tumor (children) Symptoms: Text Continues Below The specific symptoms vary, but may include: Headache -- a persistent headache that is new for the child, worse on awakening Vomiting -- possibly accompanied by nausea; more severe in the morning Personality and behavior changes Emotional instability, rapid emotional changes Loss of memory, impaired judgment Seizures that are new for the child Reduced alertness Double vision, decreased vision Hearing loss Decreased sensation of a body area Weakness of a body area Speech difficulties Decreased coordination, clumsiness, falls Fever (sometimes) Weakness, lethargy General ill feeling Positive Babinski's reflex Decerebrate posture Decorticate posture IN INFANTS Bulging fontanelles Separated sutures Opisthotonos Increased head circumference No red reflex in the eye Additional symptoms that may be associated with primary brain tumors: Tongue problems Swallowing difficulty Impaired sense of smell Obesity Uncontrollable movement Dysfunctional movement Absent menstruation Hiccups Hand tremor Facial paralysis Eye abnormalities pupils different sizes uncontrollable movements eyelid drooping Confusion Breathing, absent temporarily Unusual or strange behavior Page:  1 | 2 | Next >>